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. >> the last nine days with obama campaign senior advisor david axelrod and republican national committee chairman reince priebus. and then bob mcdonald and former ohio democratic governor ted strickland. plus, who has a big mow. with republican polster, bill mack in tir, and pollster anna greenberg, and time magazine's michael duffy. i'm candy crowley. and this is "state of the union." >>> hurricane sandy has sidelined the presidential campaigns in some spots. both candidates have canceled events in critical swing states, and in more conventional political news, a surprise nonetheless, the des moines register endorsed mitt romney for president. the first time in 40 years the newspaper picked the republican nominee. while the editors praise president obama's early efforts to revitalize the economy through his stimulus plan, it concluded his record on the economy the past four years does not suggest he would lead in the direction the nation must go in the next four years. joining me now for the politics of weather and everything else is obama campaign senior advisor david axelrod. good mor
. >> the last nine days with obama campaign senior advisor david axelrod and republican national committee chairman reince priebus. and then bob mcdonald and former ohio democratic governor ted strickland. plus, who has a big mow. with republican polster, bill mack in tir, and pollster anna greenberg, and time magazine's michael duffy. i'm candy crowley. and this is "state of the union." >>> hurricane sandy has sidelined the presidential campaigns in some spots. both...
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it required david axelrod to step in so how will the candidates do? let's ask democratic strategist and justin stacy, republican strategist. start with you. what is going on that they got to bring in the big guns to get this under control? >> i wouldn't have had it any other way. david axelrod the best to prep joe biden for the debate so no shock he would be involved and come in to held. gerri: what do you see? obviously the vice president hasn't debated in a while. might be a little rusty. >> i'm not surprised. the obama campaign is in a tailspin. it is in freefall because the polls have all come out in a lot of swing states especially in florida showing romney picked up tremendous momentum after the debate performance so there's a lot of pressure on joe biden to stop the momentum the romney campaign has delivered. i am not surprised axelrod was brought in to do that. gerri: it is critical. when you think about it it is an interesting set up and candidates are sitting at a table rather than standing at a podium. what is your expectation for the tone
it required david axelrod to step in so how will the candidates do? let's ask democratic strategist and justin stacy, republican strategist. start with you. what is going on that they got to bring in the big guns to get this under control? >> i wouldn't have had it any other way. david axelrod the best to prep joe biden for the debate so no shock he would be involved and come in to held. gerri: what do you see? obviously the vice president hasn't debated in a while. might be a little...
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[laughter] david axelrod had already blamed secretary clinton by saying the responsibility for security rested with the state department. i am looking for leadership. >> hillary clinton with her comments is no ultimate the obama's m.a. acknowledge he is the sole responsible officer i'd 88 knowledge that in the past but the issue here is taking this discussion of political discourse with a fair investigation. darrell issa shows he does not care about investigating the politics. lou: that sounded bipartisan. with bill mar the communist? >> i did not say that. [laughter] this discussion belongs with serious investigations. >> you could make jokes like 10 up. >> he can debate the law at the same time. >> believe me at all believe the travesty should be the subject of a comedy show and darrell issa showed poured judgment. >> i did watch the show. he was not being funny. i think he was educating the viewers who were not currently informed. lou: months turn to the daily poll romney is up nationally. are you surprised? >> no. clearly since the first ave there has been a surge. i was coulda reco
[laughter] david axelrod had already blamed secretary clinton by saying the responsibility for security rested with the state department. i am looking for leadership. >> hillary clinton with her comments is no ultimate the obama's m.a. acknowledge he is the sole responsible officer i'd 88 knowledge that in the past but the issue here is taking this discussion of political discourse with a fair investigation. darrell issa shows he does not care about investigating the politics. lou: that...
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did she go on without talking to david plouff or david axelrod? i think that is a key question in this whole thing. martha: it's so surprising when you think about the people we have not heard of in this whole thing. we all understand that you have to have an investigation on going. let's be serious here for a moment, in terms of john brennan, for example, just one example, the chief of counterterrorism, adviser to the president, where has he been in this kt, and who else would you expect in normal circumstances that you'd be hearing from instead of three spokes people for the campaign? >> this is in fact -- now you realize why it's so fishy. why did the u.n. ambassador go out and talk about it on all the sunday talk shows? she was put out there by the white house. why? well it shouldn't have been her. the u.n. ambassador has no responsibility for security of embassies overseas. that's the state department. no responsibility for intelligence that is the cia. no responsibility for marine guards, that's the defense department. i checked on the sched
did she go on without talking to david plouff or david axelrod? i think that is a key question in this whole thing. martha: it's so surprising when you think about the people we have not heard of in this whole thing. we all understand that you have to have an investigation on going. let's be serious here for a moment, in terms of john brennan, for example, just one example, the chief of counterterrorism, adviser to the president, where has he been in this kt, and who else would you expect in...
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this is courtesy of david axelrod, saying that romney is trying to buy the election. really? this is the dirtiest campaign in history. we will expose it when we get back. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you make 70,000 trades a second... ♪ reach one customer at a time? ♪ or help doctors turn billions of bytes of shared information... ♪ into a fifth anniversary of remission? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. whatever your business challenge, mike rowe here at a ford tell me fiona, who's having a big tire event? your ford dealer. who has 11 major brands to choose from? your ford dealer. who's offering a rebate? your ford dealer. who has the low price tire guarantee... affording peace of mind to anyone who might be in the market for a new set of res? your ford dealer. i'm beginning to sense a pattern. buy four select tires, get a $60 rebate. use the ford service credit credit card, get $60 more. that's up to $120. where did you get that sweater vest? your ford dealer. >> all right, with a foreign donor scandal re
this is courtesy of david axelrod, saying that romney is trying to buy the election. really? this is the dirtiest campaign in history. we will expose it when we get back. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you make 70,000 trades a second... ♪ reach one customer at a time? ♪ or help doctors turn billions of bytes of shared information... ♪ into a fifth anniversary of remission? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. whatever your...
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"the washington post" wrote, david axelrod recklessly endangers an american treasure. i agree with that one. and the american mustache institute chairman says, it's incredibly irresponsible for axelrod to be playing games with such an exceptionally powerful mustache. that's coming from the chairman. the mush stan even got its own twitter account. do you think the mustache bet is a good bet? we want to know. head over to facebook/politicsnation. it's the conversation that goes on long after the show ends. about marriage. children. money. about tomorrow. here's to good decisions. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get there. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new completely re-imagined 2013 chevrolet malibu. sleek new styling... sophisticated dual cockpit design, and sport sculpted seats. available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. the all-new 2013 chevrolet malibu. ♪ refined comfort to get you in a malibu state of mind no matter what state you live
"the washington post" wrote, david axelrod recklessly endangers an american treasure. i agree with that one. and the american mustache institute chairman says, it's incredibly irresponsible for axelrod to be playing games with such an exceptionally powerful mustache. that's coming from the chairman. the mush stan even got its own twitter account. do you think the mustache bet is a good bet? we want to know. head over to facebook/politicsnation. it's the conversation that goes on long...
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but david axelrod says that's not enough. even doing that is not enough to make up for all the revenue that he is going to sacrifice by lowering the rates. lou: he wants to do something very important. the national liberal media will not focus on it. he is talking about ending loopholes and shutting down these inefficiencies within our tax code. that is very important. but he's also talking about stimulating growth. and, david axelrod, who talked about the brazenness of governor romney, which is utterly laughable, no one is more brazen than david axelrod, he is ignoring the reality, destroying what the governor has said. that is unconscionable, i think you will pay a major price for it in the pool. megyn: i want to get to this soundbite from governor romney from the debate. he seemed to be talking about the different approaches. >> that manically, there are three ways we can cut the deficit. one, of course, is to raise taxes. number two is to cut spending, number three is to grow the economy. because if more people work in a
but david axelrod says that's not enough. even doing that is not enough to make up for all the revenue that he is going to sacrifice by lowering the rates. lou: he wants to do something very important. the national liberal media will not focus on it. he is talking about ending loopholes and shutting down these inefficiencies within our tax code. that is very important. but he's also talking about stimulating growth. and, david axelrod, who talked about the brazenness of governor romney, which...
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this is courtesy of david axelrod, saying that romney is trying to buy the election. really? this is the dirtiest campaign in history. we will expose it when we get i've worked hard to build my family. and also to build my career. so i'm not about to always let my frequent bladder urges, or the worry my pipes might leak get in the way of my busy lifestyle. that's why i take care, with vesicare. once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle and is proven to treat overactive bladder with sympts of frequent urges and leaks day and night. if you have certain stomach or glaucoma problems, or trouble emptying your bladder, do not take vesicare. vesicare may cause allergic reactions that may be serious. if you experience swelling of the face, lips, throat or tongue, stop taking vesicare and get emergency help. tell your doctor right away if you have severe abdominal pain, or become constipated for three or more days. vesicare may cause blurred vision, so use caution while driving or doing unsafe tasks. common side effects are dry mouth, constipation, and indigestion. i've
this is courtesy of david axelrod, saying that romney is trying to buy the election. really? this is the dirtiest campaign in history. we will expose it when we get i've worked hard to build my family. and also to build my career. so i'm not about to always let my frequent bladder urges, or the worry my pipes might leak get in the way of my busy lifestyle. that's why i take care, with vesicare. once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle and is proven to treat overactive bladder...
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but don't put david axelrod and david plouffe out. >> he's a little too late on that one. >> i'm saying from now. they're very good guys, they're smart, but they're in the campaign. put ow elected officials, put out deval patrick. put out jennifer granholm and have them deliver the message. >> we are going to talk a lot about style and substance, and the president and what he did and did not do last night. but in terms of the response to mitt romney, i think part of the problem was nobody was expecting mitt romney to say things like, there's no $5 trillion debt to walk away from the tax cut, something he's been hammering for quite a while, em brabracin obama care, sand shifting under everyone's feet. >> no doubt it was unexpected but it was a fat pitch over the plate. >> absolutely. >> unexpected but great. now strike it. really, though? i mean like you can go hip-hop, you can go dr. evil? whatever you've got to do, you've got say something, you've got to respond. look, the president is extraordinary, as governor rendell said. he probably missed some of the lessons that his own past has
but don't put david axelrod and david plouffe out. >> he's a little too late on that one. >> i'm saying from now. they're very good guys, they're smart, but they're in the campaign. put ow elected officials, put out deval patrick. put out jennifer granholm and have them deliver the message. >> we are going to talk a lot about style and substance, and the president and what he did and did not do last night. but in terms of the response to mitt romney, i think part of the...
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we'll hear from david axelrod. he's the obama campaign senior strategist. plus new allegations against lance armstrong in the doping investigation. and the battle over so-called mcmansions being built inside national parks. that and more a little later on cbs "this morning." that will do it for the morning news on this thursday. appreciate you watching. i'm terrell brown in new york. take care, everybody, have a great day. ,,,, >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> good morning, thursday, october 11. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now is 4:30. >> let's check with lawrence to kick it off with a little weather. we have a little baseball game tonight, too, don't we? >> there are still some showers around the bay area right now just some light sprinkles and light showers. hi-def doppler showing you some of that moisture still
we'll hear from david axelrod. he's the obama campaign senior strategist. plus new allegations against lance armstrong in the doping investigation. and the battle over so-called mcmansions being built inside national parks. that and more a little later on cbs "this morning." that will do it for the morning news on this thursday. appreciate you watching. i'm terrell brown in new york. take care, everybody, have a great day. ,,,, >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald...
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obama's senior adviser david axelrod thinks romney's say what works strategy will ultimately work against him. >> eliot: which had better mean the next debate unless the president wants to see this slip away from him. joining me now rolling stone national affairs correspondent tim dickinson and doug thornel democratic strategist, knickerbocker former spokesman for the democratic campaign committee and traveling press secretary for howard dean's 2004 presidential campaign. thank you both for joining us. it was not so much fun watching last night and today i kind of had the sense that we've read at different points in our lives about the seven stages of grief. i kind of saw the democratic party working through the stages today. tim, let me ask you are they now beginning to deal with reality and figure out how to put these things back together? >> you know, i actually went back and rewatched the debate today. it was sort of less bad than i think people honestly -- maybe you think i'm in denial but i think this actually was not a tragic debate for the president. i thought he came across as sl
obama's senior adviser david axelrod thinks romney's say what works strategy will ultimately work against him. >> eliot: which had better mean the next debate unless the president wants to see this slip away from him. joining me now rolling stone national affairs correspondent tim dickinson and doug thornel democratic strategist, knickerbocker former spokesman for the democratic campaign committee and traveling press secretary for howard dean's 2004 presidential campaign. thank you both...
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. >> david axelrod is coming up. jon meacham, you look over the past 25 years, 30 years or so, and you look at the republican presidential candidates who all have strengths, they've all been remarkable men in their own way, but not good debaters. you know, republicans have held our breath through the john mccain debates and the george w. bush debates and the bob dole debates and the george h.w. debates. again, a great man, a horrific debater. you know, the famous jon lovitz line, "i can't believe i'm losing to this guy." playing michael dukakis. you really do have to go back to ronald reagan to find a republican that was in command during a presidential debate. and i predict that's going to excite the republican base in a way it hasn't been excited in a very long time. we're not used to winning debates like this. >> right. >> i'd even -- i think you're exactly right. and i'd push back even farther. he was better than nixon. and he was better than ford. so you could argue, except for president reagan, governor reagan
. >> david axelrod is coming up. jon meacham, you look over the past 25 years, 30 years or so, and you look at the republican presidential candidates who all have strengths, they've all been remarkable men in their own way, but not good debaters. you know, republicans have held our breath through the john mccain debates and the george w. bush debates and the bob dole debates and the george h.w. debates. again, a great man, a horrific debater. you know, the famous jon lovitz line, "i...
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the on the sunday morning shows, a couple of top advisers, david axelrod and robert gibbs calling it him dishonest. one said governor romney has a strange relationship with the truth. >> mitt did a superb acting job. you know, he did everything but learn tap dance. >> he was dishonest when he said he never proposed $5 trillion in tax cuts, that was dishonest. you said on the broadcast to 70 million americans, i will repeal obama care, but i will still be able to cover people with pre-existing conditions. ten minutes after the debate sent he someone into the pressroom to say he really didn't mean that. >> reporter: ed gillespie, cop adviser of the romney campaign, eshlsly accusing the obama campaign of being sore losers on abc this morning. he compared them to 7-year-olds that lost the checkers game and cleared the board off the table. fredricka. >> let's talk about the president's plans. he'll be returning to ohio. he spent a lot of time in that swing state feeling that it's particularly vital, much more vital than other swing states like, say, florida? >> reporter: it really is. i m
the on the sunday morning shows, a couple of top advisers, david axelrod and robert gibbs calling it him dishonest. one said governor romney has a strange relationship with the truth. >> mitt did a superb acting job. you know, he did everything but learn tap dance. >> he was dishonest when he said he never proposed $5 trillion in tax cuts, that was dishonest. you said on the broadcast to 70 million americans, i will repeal obama care, but i will still be able to cover people with...
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is it david objection elro david axelrod, he's joe, he says what he wants, he does what he wants. >> we have david axelrod on sunday, i'm going to ask him that question. was this a plan for him to do this and something he did in the prep sessions and they all start it was great or he started on his own during the actual debate. again, on substance i thought it was a very close call and i can absolutely understand how either side could think on substance their guy one. i thought that ryan had the edge on libya and taxes. i thought that biden had the edge just in terms of the debate when it came to entitlements and afghanistan. but the substance was overwhelmed i think or certainly distrablgted b distracted by the style and the over-the-top performance by joe biden, and i don't know why, because i don't think he needed to go nearly that far. bill: we've seen two debates right now and everyone is racked in the body language. it is so telling about what vires at home are looking for, it's the words coming out of your mouth it's how you treat the other guy. the next debate a will be on li
is it david objection elro david axelrod, he's joe, he says what he wants, he does what he wants. >> we have david axelrod on sunday, i'm going to ask him that question. was this a plan for him to do this and something he did in the prep sessions and they all start it was great or he started on his own during the actual debate. again, on substance i thought it was a very close call and i can absolutely understand how either side could think on substance their guy one. i thought that ryan...
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. >> sean: with 35 days to go, it is obvious -- i was watching david axelrod on the morning program this is morning, like you, i am sure you didn't get much sleep. there is now a concertedert to deconstruct what happened last night. sort of like, make people doubt what they say. and the term that we played earlier that you lied, that you misrepresented, that you were acting... well the president doubled down on the same narrative. i wanted to give you to a chance to respond to what he said earlier today. >> so you see, the man on stage last night, he does not want to be held accountable for the real mitt romney decisions and what he has been saying for the last year. that's because he knows full well that we don't want what he has been selling the last year. [cheers and applause] governor romney may dance around his positions, but if you want to be president, you owe the american people the truth. >> sean: seems like he's insinuating that you were lying. your reaction? >> well... obviously, the president wasn't happy with... the response to -- to our debate last night. and the reality is
. >> sean: with 35 days to go, it is obvious -- i was watching david axelrod on the morning program this is morning, like you, i am sure you didn't get much sleep. there is now a concertedert to deconstruct what happened last night. sort of like, make people doubt what they say. and the term that we played earlier that you lied, that you misrepresented, that you were acting... well the president doubled down on the same narrative. i wanted to give you to a chance to respond to what he...
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let's listen to the audio of david axelrod answering that question. >> i'm not going to tell governor romney what to do and, frankly, i don't think he is going to ask for my opinion either, but as far as the president goes, he has real responsibilities, and he, you know -- those responsibilities come first, and, you know, he is in constant contact with craig fugate, janet napolitano and all those with responsibility here and is going to monitor this. obviously, it's a very, very concerning situation. you know, in temz of the logistics, you know, we're obviously going to lose a bunch of campaign time, but that's as it has to be, and we'll try and make it up on the back end. so for us it's not a matter of optics. it's a matter of responsibility, and governor romney can decide for himself what he wants to do. >> and there you have david axelrod, chief strategist for president obama just a short time ago explaining how the obama campaign will spend their focus over the next couple of days. what president obama plans to do, but just a short time after that call, the romney campaign put out
let's listen to the audio of david axelrod answering that question. >> i'm not going to tell governor romney what to do and, frankly, i don't think he is going to ask for my opinion either, but as far as the president goes, he has real responsibilities, and he, you know -- those responsibilities come first, and, you know, he is in constant contact with craig fugate, janet napolitano and all those with responsibility here and is going to monitor this. obviously, it's a very, very...
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if you ask david axelrod and stephanie culter why people are still talking about the banghazi attack, it's not because of the four dead americans, it's a terror attack, on the anniversary of 9/11. no, it's because mitt romney is making an issue out of it on the campaign stump. we'll check in with former defense secretary donald rumsfeld, and you'll meet a paul ryan girl tonight on "hannity." [ male announcer ] how do you help doctors turn billion of bytes of shared information... ♪ into a fifth anniversary of remission? whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. that make kids happy. and even fewer that make moms happy too. with wholesome noodles and bite sized chicken, nothing brings you together like chicken noodle soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. but, it was very clear that he was speaking about both cases about black people rioting. black people don't riot but thanks for the hat tip, liberals. and if it's white liberals who are threatening to riot, i don't think we have much to worry about from the people who
if you ask david axelrod and stephanie culter why people are still talking about the banghazi attack, it's not because of the four dead americans, it's a terror attack, on the anniversary of 9/11. no, it's because mitt romney is making an issue out of it on the campaign stump. we'll check in with former defense secretary donald rumsfeld, and you'll meet a paul ryan girl tonight on "hannity." [ male announcer ] how do you help doctors turn billion of bytes of shared information... ♪...
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if you ask david axelrod and stephanie culter why people are still talking about the banghazi attack, it's not because of the four dead americans, it's a terror attack, on the anniversary of 9/11. no, it's because mitt romney is making an issue out of it on the campaign stump. we'll check in with former defense secretary donald rumsfeld, and you'll oo i want to talk to you about mitt romney. including cancer screening he said he's overturn roev wade. we have republicans trying to redefine rape and trying to force women to under go invasive ultrasounds. if you think this won't affect you, think again. vote for barack obama. >> sean: joining me noi with reaction is the author of "mugs", ann coulter, if mitt romney is elected cancer screening ends for women. planned parenthood funding goes away. he killed a person. he left bain capitol they didn't take away someone's health care. his wife died. there we go. scare women. his numbers with women are way up. >> yes. they are. i think that this, the threats to riot and claims abortion will be somehow illegal in places like california and new
if you ask david axelrod and stephanie culter why people are still talking about the banghazi attack, it's not because of the four dead americans, it's a terror attack, on the anniversary of 9/11. no, it's because mitt romney is making an issue out of it on the campaign stump. we'll check in with former defense secretary donald rumsfeld, and you'll oo i want to talk to you about mitt romney. including cancer screening he said he's overturn roev wade. we have republicans trying to redefine rape...
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>> sean: chris wallace asked david axelrod the question, did he bring together his national security team. chris, i can assure you that he spoke with all the appropriate people. >> right. >> sean: that means no. let me translate that. when pressed on it, he still gave the same answer. >> yes. >> sean: so why do you think that they are obviously in a cover-up mode here, obviously lying, the president was caught last night, and what impact do you think it will have on the campaign? >> i think it will have a significant impact. a lot of people say we're focused on the economy, focused on jobs. that's true. i would make two points. one is the president's record on national security is at least as bad as his record on the economy and jobs. secondly, the american people don't appreciate a commander in chief who lies to them. we're now to point where we've got to be very clear that that's what's happening here. the president is not being honest with the american people. i think the voters won't think highly of a man who wants to be re-elected who can't be counted on to tell them the truth a
>> sean: chris wallace asked david axelrod the question, did he bring together his national security team. chris, i can assure you that he spoke with all the appropriate people. >> right. >> sean: that means no. let me translate that. when pressed on it, he still gave the same answer. >> yes. >> sean: so why do you think that they are obviously in a cover-up mode here, obviously lying, the president was caught last night, and what impact do you think it will have...
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i was with david axelrod. i asked him what do you expect about the jobs numbers? he says, i really don't know. we're hoping it will be good. so, you know, it doesn't surprise me that romney supporters are now going to take this very good news for the economy and for americans and say somehow the books were cooked. they just cannot stand, and they haven't been able to tolerate any good news about the economy, that somehow -- they've got to put a spin on it. so this is excellent news. i want to tell you, i will trade a not so great performance in a debate for great job numbers in terms of how this affects the american economy and the american people. >> congresswoman, the romney campaign has issued their own statement saying this isn't a real recovery. saying, if not for all the people who have simply dropped out of the labor force, the real unemployment rate would be closer to 11%. the results of president obama's failed policies are staggering, 23 million americans struggling for work, nearly one in six living in poverty. there are 12.1 americans out of work, many
i was with david axelrod. i asked him what do you expect about the jobs numbers? he says, i really don't know. we're hoping it will be good. so, you know, it doesn't surprise me that romney supporters are now going to take this very good news for the economy and for americans and say somehow the books were cooked. they just cannot stand, and they haven't been able to tolerate any good news about the economy, that somehow -- they've got to put a spin on it. so this is excellent news. i want to...
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meanwhile, david axelrod says tomorrow's debate will be one worth watching. >> i just encourage you to watch and show up. i think it will be an interesting debate. >> will he be more aggressive? >> i think he's going to be aggressive in making the case for his view of where we should go as a country. but the other thing he's certainly going to do, we saw governor romney sort of serially walk away from his own proposals and certainly the president is going to be willing to challenge him. on it as we saw the vice president challenge paul ryan. so we're going to give governor romney another chance on tuesday to try and square this impossible circle. >> joy reid, the obama campaign responded to the rules controversy today. they said the president is looking forward to the debate tomorrow night, looking forward to answering questions from the american people who will be in the audience. but he is prepared for and is ready to take questions from wherever they come. this is something that i have predicted in the past would have to happen. if one of the candidate tried to hide behind the rules
meanwhile, david axelrod says tomorrow's debate will be one worth watching. >> i just encourage you to watch and show up. i think it will be an interesting debate. >> will he be more aggressive? >> i think he's going to be aggressive in making the case for his view of where we should go as a country. but the other thing he's certainly going to do, we saw governor romney sort of serially walk away from his own proposals and certainly the president is going to be willing to...
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axelrod and self several others, perhaps we should add the name of the man whose comedy writing may have planted the seed for the best line of the neat. al franken. >> you mention the navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets. evere plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer up to 9 months. [ male announcer ] because enbrel®, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal, events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an infection lik
axelrod and self several others, perhaps we should add the name of the man whose comedy writing may have planted the seed for the best line of the neat. al franken. >> you mention the navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets. evere plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone --...
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david axelrod told reporters that the campaign will, "have to make some judgments about where to draw the lines in these debates and how to use our time." what does that, mean, exactly. the president really took it on the chin over his last debate performance. will we see a very different performance next time, karen? >> we will, only in that i think we'll see a different kind of performance from both men. because, remember, the next debate is the town hall format. i think part of what is so critical in that format is, remember, it won't just be a moderator asking question, it will be an american, an individual. and i think for people who are tuning in, watching that debate, you see somebody who looks like you, sounds like you, asking a question. you don't want to just hear the answer, up to see if the candidate treats that person with respect and gives them the respect of really answering their question. i think that will be a little bit different. >> chris, we're almost out of time, but i want to ask you this one thing. were you surprised there was no mention of the 47% comment duri
david axelrod told reporters that the campaign will, "have to make some judgments about where to draw the lines in these debates and how to use our time." what does that, mean, exactly. the president really took it on the chin over his last debate performance. will we see a very different performance next time, karen? >> we will, only in that i think we'll see a different kind of performance from both men. because, remember, the next debate is the town hall format. i think part...
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that's what david axelrod said yesterday he's going do. >> i think he is going to be aggressive in making the case for his view of where we should go as a country and a country that's built around a growing, thriving middle class, not this top-down theory that governor romney has. >> what republicans want to do, they know mitt romney was very successful in the denver debate. they feel very good about paul ryan's performance in danville last week against vice president biden. of course vice president biden's histrionics got a fair amount of attention. but they have to keep the momentum going as well because they remain behind in the key states they need to win. here's ed gillespie from the romney campaign. >> he's going to talk about his agenda, he's going to talk about his policies. they're in very sharp contrast. there is a big choice election here between president obama's policies and governor romney's policies. that became clear in the first debate, it will be clear in the second debate. it was clear in the vice presidential debate. >> reporter: now the question is how much of a game
that's what david axelrod said yesterday he's going do. >> i think he is going to be aggressive in making the case for his view of where we should go as a country and a country that's built around a growing, thriving middle class, not this top-down theory that governor romney has. >> what republicans want to do, they know mitt romney was very successful in the denver debate. they feel very good about paul ryan's performance in danville last week against vice president biden. of...
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and while both sides are now running ads in these states, senior obama campaign adviser david axelrod said the romney strategy amounts to a hail mary pass from a campaign running out of routes to 2 sgle70. >> i will come on "morning joe" and shave off my mustache of 40 years if we lose any of those three straiates. >> let's bring in robert tram. that was pretty good, right? >> i'm not going to make that bet for my hair. let me put it that way. >> you're not going to shave your head? >> no. >> robert, is this a hail mary pass? in the swing state polls the president is winning or tied with mitt romney in florida, virginia, ohio. >> well, what it is, it's a head game. what the romney campaign is doing because they're flush with cash, they're spending money in these states to play a little bit of offense here so that the obama campaign can kind of say oh, my goodness, they're spending money here, we have to shore up our base and we need to divert some of the resources from ohio, from perhaps florida and virginia -- >> but don't they both have enough money to be in 50 states? there's so mu
and while both sides are now running ads in these states, senior obama campaign adviser david axelrod said the romney strategy amounts to a hail mary pass from a campaign running out of routes to 2 sgle70. >> i will come on "morning joe" and shave off my mustache of 40 years if we lose any of those three straiates. >> let's bring in robert tram. that was pretty good, right? >> i'm not going to make that bet for my hair. let me put it that way. >> you're not...
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. >> this is run out of chicago by david and axelrod, they are trying to get through this economylection -- election. >> i think finally mainstream media which was out to lunch on this story has begun to engage in the story, you see it now here, there "l.a. times" "new york times." lou: you chose out to lunch, i would go in the tank. >> in the tank. lou: ed klein thank you other of "the amateur." the box office showing some signs of life, animated comedy "hotehotel transylvania at num one. and "looper," and "end of watc watch." up next, no state bailouts. senator jim demint draws a line after the governor of illinois, they say he was floating the idea, he was desperate, and still is and begging for federal help. that means your money and mine to bailout the state of illinois. >> and the united states and mexican government in secret high level meetings, they are just talking. not to conduct a war on drugs, but 30 meetings, you will love what they were talking about. jack, you'ra little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i wento the citi private pass page and
. >> this is run out of chicago by david and axelrod, they are trying to get through this economylection -- election. >> i think finally mainstream media which was out to lunch on this story has begun to engage in the story, you see it now here, there "l.a. times" "new york times." lou: you chose out to lunch, i would go in the tank. >> in the tank. lou: ed klein thank you other of "the amateur." the box office showing some signs of life, animated...
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i want to play exactly what david axelrod had to say about that yesterday. >> we know what they know and they know what they know. i'm confident that we're going to win this race, and we'll know who is bluffing and who isn't in two weeks. >> so alice, is the romney campaign projecting momentum where it doesn't exist hoping perception will become reality, fake till you make it. >> i was in ohio myself for several days last week. i saw the momentum firsthand. you can also look at the polling data in all the battleground states, we're seeing things tighten significantly. we see romney ahead in key states like virginia, florida and missouri. in a statistical dead heat or tied in key races like ohio is critical. you can look at the early and absentee voting activity. the rnc is taking a close look at that. the republican early and absentee voting is strong. our numbers compared to '08 we have an eight percentage point advantage in that area, and that shows right there momentum itself. so we have visuals on the ground in momentum, polling data and early and absentee voting numbers that sho
i want to play exactly what david axelrod had to say about that yesterday. >> we know what they know and they know what they know. i'm confident that we're going to win this race, and we'll know who is bluffing and who isn't in two weeks. >> so alice, is the romney campaign projecting momentum where it doesn't exist hoping perception will become reality, fake till you make it. >> i was in ohio myself for several days last week. i saw the momentum firsthand. you can also look...